1/14/2021 Blizzard Warning
Please be advised… the National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for Union County, SD, beginning at 6:00 PM on 1/14/2021 through 6:00 PM on 1/15/2021. The Union County Highway Department crew will NOT be out on the Union County Highway System performing snow removal operations if there is low visibility.
12/15/2020
NOW OPEN
CR#17 – 315 Street from Sargeant Road east to 481 Aveneu, then north to 314 Street.
6/4/2019 @ 4:30 PM
For your safety… it is against the law to drive around a barricade!
The following road remains closed due to flood waters over the road and flood damages to roads:
CR#17 (315 Street) – from Sargeant Road east then north on 481 Avenue to 314 Street
Union County Highway Department
501 E. Pleasant Street
Elk Point, SD 57025-2159
Office Phone: (605) 356-2351
Shop Phone: (605) 356-3251
FAX: (605) 356-2348
Email: [email protected]
Winter Office Hours
November 1, 2020 – March 27, 2021
Monday – Friday (Excluding Holidays)
7:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
(Closed from 12 noon – 1:00 P.M.)
Office Staff
Highway Superintendent: Jerry Buum – [email protected]
Executive Secretary: Cristy Harkness – [email protected]
Administrative Assistant: Jean Elkins – [email protected] unioncountysd.org
Elk Point Crew
Bob Bradshaw
Larry Clark
Matt Dennison
Doug Irwin
Paul Limoges
Oliver Morris
Jeff Noteboom – Assistant Superintendent
Dale Steckelberg
Dalton Wangerin
Alcester Shop
110 Ofstad Street
Alcester, SD 57001
Shop Phone: (605) 934-2210
Fax: (605) 934-2209
Alcester Crew
Richard Beeler – Road Foreman
Josh Homandberg
Dale Jurrens
Derek Lykken
Robert O’Connell
Verlyn Portz
Various Permits
Application for permit within and/or across the right of way of Union County Highways
The links below are not completely functional at this time
Maps
2016 Union County Structure Map
Load Limit postings on structures
Union County Highway System Map
2007 Union County System 2012 June 18
Links
For South Dakota Interstate & Highway closures
(use the zoom feature to view local detail)
https://www.safetravelusa.com/sd
South Dakota Motor Carrier Enforcement
South Dakota Driver’s License Information
Preparedness Guides
National Weather Service – Sioux Falls
Big Sioux River Hydrology